Steal Sam Altman's Genius Note-Taking Method (Pocket Notebook Power!)

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  • @billricestrategy
    @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +9

    Here is the notebook that I think Sam Altman uses, and I have been using. TWONE has a bunch of great notebooks. It’s got great paper too, even for fountain pens.
    TWONE kraft spiral bound notebook: amzn.to/3AfcXBp

  • @markring40
    @markring40 29 днів тому +9

    I took notes with pocket spiral notebooks for decades. Primarily because they were cheap, portable, fit in my shirt pocket and easy to search. I retired a year ago and kept my most important notebooks until recently. It was fun to review my career flipping through them.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  29 днів тому

      @@markring40 I love that. I’ve often wondered and been a little bit concerned about how much history will be lost when the “modern generations” pass and our subscriptions to email accounts, photo apps, and other data storage stop renewing. Poof! In an instant decades disappear as these repositories are purged for non-payment.

  • @steevkeyes
    @steevkeyes Місяць тому +14

    I use a medium sized spiral notebook with any of a few favorite pens and mechanical pencils. At the end of the week I scan every page of the notebook with the camera of my smartphone. From there I upload those digital pages onto my laptop project oriented computer directory structure.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      Now that OCR is so good, this is brilliant. Thanks for sharing!

    • @Civilclips
      @Civilclips 9 днів тому

      Which ocr u would recommend ​@@billricestrategy

  • @MagnumEDU
    @MagnumEDU 15 днів тому +2

    I just wanna say I am five seconds in and I am in love with your set the colors visuals. OK now back to the rest of the video.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  15 днів тому

      @@MagnumEDU The benefit of having a daughter that is an Art Education major. It is my personal art gallery of her art 😍 Thank you for noticing!

  • @Bobkanada
    @Bobkanada 17 днів тому +8

    Leaders are readers and note-takers.

  • @sistapam536
    @sistapam536 Місяць тому +7

    Would it be just as efficient to use 3x5 index cards that can be carried in your Lochby? Maybe perfect bind a top or side edge of a stack of index cards with some glue. Captured autonomous note cards can then be torn from the stack like a notepad and indexed.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      Great idea. I do use index cards, like Ryan Holiday does, in planning out my books. I talk about this briefly in another video. But, this is method is so handy.

  • @FreelancePPC
    @FreelancePPC 16 днів тому +1

    using this approach from the ages. It's simple, straight-forward and handy to use.

  • @barrysanaloginsights
    @barrysanaloginsights 18 днів тому

    Just rewatching this again - it's an excellent video Bill that's got me buying more spiral notebooks that I love :) Many thanks!

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  18 днів тому +1

      Nice! This has become my daily driver. Tearing out pages and processing them into something--article, video script, spark file, work done, or Notion database--was the magical change. No more just filling up notebooks. Spirals are much easier to rip out pages and you have the bonus of a built-in pen loop!

  • @ericpfohl
    @ericpfohl Місяць тому +1

    Great video Bill! Definitely interesting to hear how Sam takes notes, and it doesn't surprise me he carries a pocket notebook. Also was great seeing your index card/notes organized into the various topics. Thanks for sharing!

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      @@ericpfohl high praise. I’m working on a few others like this. I love your work and watching your journey.

  • @bobgiddings0
    @bobgiddings0 6 днів тому +1

    I use a top bound spiral 3x5 notebook all the time for todo lists, etc., because it weighs nothing and easily fits in any pocket. And you can use both sides of the sheet because the top bound spiral doesn't get in the way of writing. But for longer but also portable notes there is the top spiral bound 4x8 inch 70 sheet Portage Reporter's Notebook, which has a stiff back for holding in one hand, and fits in a back jeans pocket. Hands free carry, just not in a shirt pocket like the smaller one. I use them bare, because any fancy covers just get in the way. They are big enough for brainstorming as well. Of course for that a big spiral notebook gives you twice the room to scribble , describe, and surround a project. But they are not what I call portable. The Reporter's Notebook is a good compromise for any portable note-taking need, whether tear-off reminders or extended notes. And they are only a couple of bucks apiece. Last time I got a dozen for 20 bucks.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  6 днів тому

      I love the Portage reporter’s notebook. I used to use those for years for quick notes and to do’s at my desk. Great suggestion. I have to pick up some and use them again.

    • @bobgiddings0
      @bobgiddings0 6 днів тому +1

      @@billricestrategy Office Depot makes one almost identical under their brand. One thing I like about both is that they are Gregg ruled. I can use college ruled, but it feels cramped. If you are into leather, which I am not, Portage also sells a nice cover, which I bought early on but never really used. Over time I just came to feel fancy covers on any notebooks take away utility because they are fiddly, distracting, and are apt to weigh too much. Not to mention the cost. O, and if you don't want the standard large font NEWS or POLICE on the front cover, Portage also sells them with blank white covers.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  6 днів тому

      @ I agree, I’m starting to move away from fancy covers. I like my notebooks a little beat up.

    • @bobgiddings0
      @bobgiddings0 6 днів тому

      @@billricestrategy Notebooks are utility items, made to be used up. What makes them valuable is what is in them, not on them. An exception might be if you regularly work in the rain, and need some kind of a waterproof cover to protect the paper. BTW, Office Depot and Portage make good Reporter's Notebooks. Ampad not so much. The one I looked at didn't have a very stiff back, and cost more to boot.

  • @PeterGuzzardo
    @PeterGuzzardo 20 днів тому +3

    I’ve been using the bullet space pen for decades , it’s great because you can always have it in your pants pocket and it will never leak nor put holes in your pocket.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  20 днів тому

      They are great pens. I just tend to lose them. This is why I like locking a pen into the spiral.

  • @evaalwora1533
    @evaalwora1533 24 дні тому +1

    Wow! SamAltman knows his pens. Good choices. ❤

  • @UseMyFrame
    @UseMyFrame 14 днів тому +1

    Great video Bill, thank you! I purchased the notebooks from your link. 😎

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  13 днів тому +1

      I've been loving it. Since this video, I have filled and indexed two of these little notebooks.

  • @patrickmosby9708
    @patrickmosby9708 Місяць тому +8

    Can you please add the link to the spiral notebook you are using? It's missing in the video description.
    Thank you.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      @@patrickmosby9708 Absolutely! Sorry about the oversight. I’m dropping it in the descriptions too, but here it is: amzn.to/3AfcXBp.

  • @davidchwong
    @davidchwong Місяць тому +3

    Can you give us a list of pens you have tried that fit inside the spiral? Particularly Sam mentioned he has the Uniball 0.5 micro but there are many versions with that spec so I cannot tell which model he actually uses.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      Here are my favorites that fit in the spiral pocket notebook:
      MUJI Gel 0.5 mm: amzn.to/3Z209GQ (These are solid, and I buy them in bulk.)
      Uniball Gel Pen 0.38 mm UniOne: amzn.to/40XKWsN (This is another regular in my rotation)
      Parker Jotter XL Ballpoint: amzn.to/3YRRmXS (I love the aesthetic of this matte blackout look)
      Sharpie Rollerball Pen: amzn.to/3UXaVg3 (For Sharpie lovers)
      Sharpie Felt Tip: amzn.to/4ggPLlF (I love these)
      Hopefully, this is helpful.

  • @startupbusinesscoaching
    @startupbusinesscoaching День тому

    Thanks for this! Subscribed!

  • @mozartheart2958
    @mozartheart2958 27 днів тому +2

    Napoleon hill, a great author indeed, exceptional wisdom you can observe in his writings. If we only learn from the perfect then we learn nothing, as thee perfect never exists! I will try the notes, I was looking for something like that, thanks.

  • @artfulstationer
    @artfulstationer Місяць тому +1

    I’ve been doing this and not even realizing it was a thing. I have been using an A5 graph notepad while at home or in the office to do this but I think I will try the pocket notebook because it is so much more portable than the A5 I have been using. I started looking for notebooks with ring binding in my stash but only found two reporter style notebooks. I don’t really like ring binding but if this works out, I can overlook that. I have the Lochby journal cover that you have and the two notebooks I have fit perfectly in it. The first one is a Kleid Kraft Work Memo in A7 and the second is a Maruman Mnemosyne 192 notepad that is the same width as the Kleid notebook but is a bit taller. I like these notebook because the paper is fountain pen friendly. So if you want to use your Lochby journal, then maybe pick up one or both of these notebooks. They will even fit into the Lochby Quattro with two full size pens. I am sure other companies make the A7-ish size, like Rhodia (also fountain pen friendly and they usually have a higher page count), so maybe find the one that you like and works for you. Thanks for making this video, this might be what helps me elevate my note taking and idea making skills to the next level.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      I have really been leveraging the tear-out, sort, and capture workflow. This is much more effective than leaving it in an analog system. Even with indexing and careful curation, it is not as effective a retrieval system as processing all of these notes into something like Notion. I'm working on a video to document that workflow soon.

  • @sookythehousecat
    @sookythehousecat Місяць тому +1

    I don’t see a link to the notebook you selected to replicate Altman’s technique. Did I miss it?

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      @@sookythehousecat Sorry about the oversight. I’m dropping it in the descriptions too, but here it is: amzn.to/3AfcXBp.

  • @bthome123
    @bthome123 Місяць тому +1

    Do you have any note taking methods for people who never have any ideas?

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +2

      @@bthome123 you do. It’s circular. Start capturing and ideas flow. Have faith.

  • @dragonrain3343
    @dragonrain3343 Місяць тому +3

    How do you manage your “to-do list” also in your pocket note book or in another system?

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      I actually use the Mnemosyne A7 for my tote-do list: amzn.to/4hsU7Hv. I mention this in my 3 notebook system video here: ua-cam.com/video/sk8gJDO23Ns/v-deo.htmlsi=hG7yJZjYJqIub9GY. Sometimes , because I have this notebook in hand, I do scribble down my to-do list, but then I immediately rip it out and post it on my desk. I only use a to-do list for one day though. I discard each day and prep a new one for the next day. (Probably another good video to do)

  • @xfilion
    @xfilion Місяць тому +1

    Try an OHTO G501. A good slim pen

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      Very nice!
      I haven't seen this one. I like the sleek look of the CR01, too. I might give these a try.
      Here are links for anyone who wants to try them with me:
      OHTO GS01: amzn.to/3ZkryVU
      OHTO CRO1: amzn.to/3B2tSY0

  • @pavoutsinas
    @pavoutsinas Місяць тому

    Lochby works for me. Pages rip out easily. Holds stuff like a tracker so I can locate when misplaced. Great at holding pens. Water resistant. And it fits in my back pocket.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  29 днів тому +1

      @@pavoutsinas I love the Lochby pocket journal too, but the Lochby and Field Notes notebooks don’t feel like I can (should) rip out the pages. I do, however, love the fact that the Lochby pocket journal can be stuffed with other stuff and zipped up for safekeeping.

  • @t0dd000
    @t0dd000 День тому

    I keep several notebooks handy, but none in my pockets. I'm not going to stick a paper notebook in my pocket. My goal is to reduce what I carry on my person to the absolute minimum.
    (1) Rhodia A5-sized (flips open vertically). It has perforated pages. I figure out what to do with the notes, tear the page out and toss it.
    (2) Same thing, but Rhodia's large sized (A4? Not sure.) just because sometimes I like a large medium. I write a bunch. I transcribe what I need. Tear out and toss.
    (3) William Hannah leatherbound ring-based notebook: journaling. That's it
    (4) Larger-sized glue-bound notebook for creative writing. I fill these with stories and poetry. Eventually they are tossed out once everything lands in a computer.
    (5) I have a Supernote coming. That will be an experiment to replace number 4 and maybe number 3. We'll see.
    (6) My phone: Joplin and sometimes Google Keep. THAT'S all I carry in my pocket.
    I do carry a pen everywhere I go: Parker Jotter. Best pen on the planet, hands down. You can make it gel, ballpoint, or rollerball. Up to you.
    My 2nd brain and writing platform on the computer: Joplin. I have tried everything fairly extensively and Joplin is the only one that really services my needs.

  • @CarnivoreChris89
    @CarnivoreChris89 Місяць тому +3

    I can see that this has already been mentioned, but I am writing this for the algorithm also - A link for the spiral notebook, please. ;)

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      @@CarnivoreChris89 Absolutely! Sorry about the oversight. I’m dropping it in the descriptions too, but here it is: amzn.to/3AfcXBp.

  • @karibaevulan
    @karibaevulan Місяць тому

    Really good note taking system 😮❤

  • @michaelmarcal2896
    @michaelmarcal2896 Місяць тому +2

    Apologies, I didn't hear Sam Altman describe what he does with with his torn-out pages, which I think is key. I did hear you describe what you do with your torn-out pages.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +3

      @@michaelmarcal2896 He does talk about typing them out. It seems that he is using some digital means of further refining these notes for larger projects.

    • @ananthhh1
      @ananthhh1 Місяць тому

      @@billricestrategyno he doesn’t. He just throw them away. He tore those notes so he can lay them all on table and work on them. He takes notes as thinking medium not as a storage medium

  • @Erginartesia
    @Erginartesia Місяць тому +2

    I hate spirals. But I’m all in on getting the pages I no longer need out of the way. My solution is to tear the corner of the pages I’m done with.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  29 днів тому

      Great idea. I definitely think there is value in “processing” and purging important and unimportant pages.

  • @TheVigilantEye77
    @TheVigilantEye77 22 дні тому

    Brand ?

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  21 день тому

      TWONE kraft spiral bound notebook: amzn.to/3AfcXBp.

  • @rainerkunitz
    @rainerkunitz 21 день тому

    Question? Isnt genious note taking more about the organization, but about which pen to use and explain that again and again.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  21 день тому

      That is a facet of making the capture system accessible and convenient. Subtle nuance, but if the notebook is not a pocket notebook and the pen can’t be easily stashed then you won’t have it.
      Starting is half the battle.
      The organization comes with the tearing out and processing them into a system, which mentioned for me is Notion.
      I’m thinking about doing a video on how I do that process.
      Maybe you’ll enjoy that more.

  • @johnhubbard6262
    @johnhubbard6262 9 днів тому +1

    Never met a spiral notebook where the spiral was equal to my lifestyle. They might last a day before crushed.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  9 днів тому

      Keep that pen in there when it goes in the pocket and you’ll be a changed man. No looking for a pen and no crushed spirals 😂

    • @johnhubbard6262
      @johnhubbard6262 9 днів тому +1

      @@billricestrategy Thank you for replying, unfortunately pens, (except space pens short) fare no better. I do prefer to be able to tear out sheets, and find while I use a Traveler with assorted inserts, a smaller notebook comes out for quick notes, work measurements, numbers or the like.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  9 днів тому +1

      @ for sure. I should try the travelers notebooks. Thanks for watching!

  • @prawintulsi
    @prawintulsi 21 день тому +3

    Eye opener to me such 19 min content can be done talking about stuff like using one’s note pad (and trying to fit in different size pens for 2 mins that was a highlight). I got click baited assuming that he is going to tell about some path breaking notes taking method.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  21 день тому

      @@prawintulsi It was important enough that someone who how creat billions in market capitalization and arguably change the way we work seemingly overnight to go off on a tangent about it.
      Here is the TL;DR I took away:
      1. Make you pen and paper for capture more accessible. Why notebook size, spiral, and suitable pen to stash is important
      2. Make sure your system promotes being processed into something valuable. Importance of easily tear out pages and process of using, digitizing, and discarding.
      No one tried to click bait you.
      Eye opener how people can be negative to and judge the intentions so quickly of someone they don’t know.

  • @CaribouDataScience
    @CaribouDataScience Місяць тому +1

    Sam forgot the most important thing... You have to hold the pen in you left hand 😮

  • @rob28459
    @rob28459 Місяць тому +2

    My understanding is that writing notes down is very important to improve the learning and thinking process but it looks quite unorganised for me.
    Wait a moment, I wrote it down, ehm, ehm... may on the 4th floor?
    ^_^

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +3

      I think the secret here is to use this as the capture mechanism and then the magic is in the ripping out the individual notes, thinking through them, and organizing them into a more organized system, like Notion (for me). This was a key point for me-too many of my notes are trapped in notebooks, never to be retrieved again.

    • @chinpokomaster8844
      @chinpokomaster8844 Місяць тому +1

      nothing stops you from organising your notes.

  • @adrianocosta2112
    @adrianocosta2112 Місяць тому +1

    Good ideas. 👍🏻. 🇧🇷

  • @bbScreams
    @bbScreams 8 днів тому +1

    Heh I just learned that Sam Altman is a one-sided note ripper like me!

    • @bbScreams
      @bbScreams 8 днів тому

      F a hard cover though. Soft cover for life. It’s worth the compromise.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  7 днів тому

      @@bbScreams one-sided is the only way to rip and process. Game changer.

  • @knw-seeker6836
    @knw-seeker6836 Місяць тому

    Did you think about a note taking channel?

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      @@knw-seeker6836 I have. We’ll see if I go down that path in the future.

  • @markgreen4763
    @markgreen4763 Місяць тому +3

    If you don't care about the "cool gear" then how about a simple pad of paper? No spirals, no extra small pieces of paper caught in the spiral binding, just one end glued. Inexpensive, many sizes etc.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      @@markgreen4763 I think the portability and accessibility is the key. He does say he has spent years coming to this system. Small pads of paper without a sturdy cover could be easily damaged, I think. But, as a wise person once said, “my experience does not necessarily your truth make.”

    • @markgreen4763
      @markgreen4763 Місяць тому

      @@billricestrategy I was reminded of David Allen's "Getting Things Done" system. He caries a pad in a sturdy cover. Personally, I use Samsung Notes for quick capture. Thank you for the video. I will watch more!

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      @ All great ideas. You definitely have to find your preference. The key is capturing, organizing, and using your idea to create amazing things. The mechanisms to do this and exploration is probably just the fun of the process. Thanks for commenting and jumping in with ideas. By the way, I was a fervent user of legal pads for years.

  • @aikonoklas
    @aikonoklas Місяць тому +4

    His house cleaner should sell the crumpled papers in the black market.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      Haha! Selling handwritten Sam Altman ideas. That definitely has street value 😂

  • @Sportsman134
    @Sportsman134 4 години тому

    why not just use loose leaf paper then instead of ripping paper out of a spiral notebook

  • @erkkikarvinen1783
    @erkkikarvinen1783 Місяць тому

    I compile some of the notes as freely as possible, some with the precision of a clock. In its smallest pocket, there is an A7 notebook that is weatherproof and resistant to ink pens. There are scattered comments if it is not possible to write in an A5 folder. I have in the backpack (EDC) one folder: 1) A5 leather folder with an A5 size annual calendar (pre-printed). 2) Self-printed note pages (Cornel principle) adapted to your daily needs. Each day consists of its own page exactly like the clock. 3) For free narration (BUJO) and ideation, Cornel pages in A5 size. Pages with folder perforation, so they are archived monthly in an A4 folder. Most of the notes are unnecessary afterwards, so I don't carry useless papers with me. Bujo pages are composed continuously according to the need and content. For archiving important and memorable things, a diary number to facilitate later checking. Examble Bil Rice Strategy 328b.20242311.0935 eka

    • @erkkikarvinen1783
      @erkkikarvinen1783 29 днів тому

      I print my own edited note pages on paper sheets of my choice and suitable for different pens, which I replenish manually every day.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  29 днів тому +1

      @@erkkikarvinen1783 Lots of good stuff here. I think the A5 and A7 combo is a perfect system. Gives you mobility and capture on the run and room to think when you’re at a desk or table.

  • @guilouback
    @guilouback Місяць тому +3

    The thing that stroke me the most is that he seems unable to use a bin at his own house.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      I would agree. Let's hope he was being dramatic. That is my suspicion.

    • @TheRem484
      @TheRem484 Місяць тому

      Same.

  • @MorgsBrew
    @MorgsBrew Місяць тому

    I would never give up that leather pack for Sams kak idea. Let him throw away his pages, probably not much of interest anyways 😅. Also, he probably doesn't move around much with that horrible ring thing in his pocket. Can't imagine digging a hole with that in my pocket. Just put a moleskin in that leather pack and get going. I am going to make one of those leather magafties for my belt.

  • @BarKeegan
    @BarKeegan Місяць тому

    Like the pen holding aspect.
    Next global electronic/ data failure, your gonna wish you hadn’t crumpled up and thrown away those valuable hand written notes though 😅

  • @erdoganaydin176
    @erdoganaydin176 25 днів тому +1

    Surely not ideal for me. Everybody is unique. I am more visual so not possible to take any notes with such a simple notebook and simple pen. He is i guess a KISS type.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  24 дні тому

      @@erdoganaydin176 so true. That’s why I like surveying and presenting different techniques. I will say, as I have tried this approach though it has encouraged me to process my notes more intentionally into Notion as I look at my pocket notebook and say to myself, “it still has too many unripped out pages in it.”

  • @romantum
    @romantum Місяць тому

    why not use a digital tool though? everyone has a smartphone in the pocket.. why add a whole notebook ? really curious..

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +4

      @@romantum Great question and probably one of the most common dissenting themes on this video. So, first I would say that just like Sam mentioned in his interview, his process came through years of working and refinement to find his perfect note-taking process. I think everyone should be on that journey because capturing and processing ideas is essential to achieving great things-on this there is no debate. So, the most important part of what I’m doing is trying to fuel you with ideas and examples to shorten your journey to the perfect system.
      Now, to specifically answer your question. Two of the strongest arguments for analog first are 1. avoiding the inherent distraction in the smartphone, and 2. there is something interesting (at least in my experience) about thinking with pen and paper.
      Finally, I would conclude with a quote from one of the most creative people of our time, Rick Rubin: “My experience, does not make your truth.” Explore.

    • @romantum
      @romantum Місяць тому

      @@billricestrategy good answer, thank you!

  • @moonstone1159
    @moonstone1159 Місяць тому +53

    Yikes! The guy (Altman) throws his crumpled papers on the floor and leaves them for the housecleaner! I'm sure she/he/they don't appreciate that! Why not throw his trash of crumpled papers in a trash bin? The psychology around that scenario is a bit disturbing. Just saying...

    • @somdwi
      @somdwi Місяць тому +9

      Am pretty sure that his notes are worth some monies. Maybe the housekeeper should capitalise on this sort of minor disrespect.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +6

      I agree this is not ideal. I took the value of the process and then manage to crumple up my notes, hit the trash can, and then take them out to the garbage. 😂

    • @MonolithMike
      @MonolithMike Місяць тому +5

      It’s ironic that your avi is a picture of Diana because his statement reminded me of a story about Charles throwing paper on the floor and then ringing staff to come and pitch it in the waste bin next to his feet.

    • @BarKeegan
      @BarKeegan Місяць тому +2

      Speaks volumes

    • @AmsNl2BcnEs
      @AmsNl2BcnEs Місяць тому +1

      I think he was kidding. No need to take his ‘throw away’ comment so literally.

  • @jimgrant1776
    @jimgrant1776 Місяць тому +1

    It nearly brings tears to my eyes when a see I someone promoting and using a paper/notebook-based system.
    Do you know that an iPhone will fit it a shirt pocket?
    How do you people ever find a note that you created over a month ago?
    Do you know you can create notes by talking to your iPhone?
    Do you know you can draw something in a note on your iPhone?
    Yes, some people like the feel of a physical object, but the advantages of using an electronic note taking app far outweigh it.

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому

      @@jimgrant1776 tears of joy? 🥹 You might have missed the process tearing out and organizing for transitioning the important ones to Notion. Definitely different strokes for different folks.

    • @mrandisg
      @mrandisg Місяць тому +1

      If using your phone works best for you, then that's great! But it's more than just the feel of a physical object for some of us. I have ADHD, which means I get very, very easily distracted by anything and everything, including my own thoughts. My phone is one huge distraction in a little bitty package! If an idea hits me, I need to be able to write it down IMMEDIATELY or it's gone in a heartbeat.
      How it disappears that fast: Let's say I get an idea. I want to write it down, but the only thing I have on me is my phone. So I take it out of my pocket and...there's a notification on the lock screen. It doesn't matter what the notification says because it's either going to remind me of something else I've forgotten OR prompt me to open the app connected to that notification, which I will do without thinking. Boom. Just like that, the idea's gone.
      Or let's say there's not a notification, but I unlock the phone and start to go to my notes app. But wait, what was I doing? I've already forgotten why I unlocked my phone. Or if I do remember I was going to write something down, by the time I open the notes app, I've forgotten what I was going to write down because guess what? My list of previous notes pops up, and I see a whole host of other things I've forgotten about. So instead of writing down that idea, I get lost in a sea of other ideas and notes.
      How a paper notebook helps me: no notifications to distract me. When an idea hits, I can grab the notebook, pull the pen out of the spiral and click it, flip directly to the first blank page by using the handy-dandy sticky tab I've stuck to it, and jot that bitch down. Yay! It didn't get lost! That's because I've set up my notebook for maximum efficiency by putting that sticky tab in place, which allows me to get to a blank page instantly.
      As for how to go back and find a note I created whenever ago, there are different ways. I could either write the date on the page whenever I write down the note itself. Or I could go back afterwards and transfer that note to another place, whether that's an app on my phone or my computer, another notebook or journal, a planner, a sticky note, whatever. That's not to say I've never lost a note--hell, that happens all the time! Nobody's system is 100% perfect. Things are gonna get lost. My goal in writing it down is to just reduce the likelihood of it getting lost and increase the likelihood of me remembering whatever it is I'm writing down and/or making good use of that information.
      Now, as for voice notes, yes, those are very cool, and I've tried incorporating that into my note-taking once in awhile. But again, I get very easily distracted, so the likelihood of me remembering what I was going to say by the time I get the app open and hit record is tiny at best. The same goes for drawing something in my phone. There's just too much interference between my brain and what I'm trying to capture when it comes to using the phone. Note-taking apps are very cool, and in fact, I have several I like to use. But when it comes to getting those ideas down in the first place, I have a much better chance of doing it with a simple notebook and pen first than I do by starting with the app itself.
      Sorry for the long, drawn-out comment. I tend to hyperfixate on UA-cam comments! lol But I hope this gives you a different perspective on the whole paper vs. digital notes thing. Bottom line, what works for one person won't work for everyone because we're all different. And like I said, if digital works better for you, that's great, keep doing that! What matters the most is working with your brain, not against it. Have a great day/evening wherever you are!

    • @MrJsysco
      @MrJsysco 14 днів тому +1

      How many of you are watching this segment on your paper notebook?

  • @Tim2pointoh
    @Tim2pointoh Місяць тому

    Sorry.... "writing utensils and appliances " - Pens!

    • @billricestrategy
      @billricestrategy  Місяць тому +1

      @@Tim2pointoh probably should have used clearer language. I think the utility of the Lochby over just carrying a naked notebook is being able to load it out with rulers, paper clips, notecards, pens, AND pencils. People tend to like carrying a bunch of stuff to complement their writing game. I enjoy your channel, BTW. Hope this explanation soothes my irritating ramblings.

  • @matterof_fact
    @matterof_fact Місяць тому +1

    Link for 🗒️ notebook is in description